French swimmers Clement Secchi and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard sparked an online debate after sharing pictures of their bronze medals, which appear to have tarnished and faded. This follows a trend of Olympians expressing dissatisfaction with the condition of their victory medals, prompting discussions about medal maintenance and the inherent nature of patina.
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“Total nonsense. That’s patina what is shown,” another said. “It’s the natural process of oxidation and corrosion of bronze due to lack of maintenance and cleaning of the metal. Color transformation and texture changes due to patina is seen on the medals. Stop complaining!”Before the French swimmers voiced their complaints, other Olympians have been sharing their woes about their victory tokens since the conclusion of the Olympics in August.
Members of Team USA, which dominated the medal table this year, spoke about the plight of their Olympic hardware soon after the prestigious event came to an end.“Alright, so these Olympic medals look great when they are brand new,” said Team USA Olympic skateboarder Nyjah Huston, who won in the men’s street skateboarding final on July 29.
“But after letting it sit on my skin with some sweat for a little bit and then letting my friends wear it over the weekend, they are apparently not as high quality as you would think,” added the skateboarder in a clip he shared on social media in August.“I mean look at that thing, it’s looking rough. Even the front is starting to chip off a little,” the Olympian continued.
Fellow French simmer Clement Secchi also shared an image of his bronze medal and described it as “crocodile skin”“There’s been some small bits of tarnishing,” she said in August about the condition of her prize. “I think it’s water or anything that gets under metal, it’s making it go a little bit discolored, but I’m not sure.”After complaints from the games’ winners, organizers from the Paris Olympics said they were looking into the situation and would rectify it.
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